That's a wrap of the League stages of this World Cup. The quarterfinals have been set. It's Bangladesh v Nepal, India v Namibia, England v Sri Lanka, and Pakistan v West Indies. There will be a day's break before those round of matches begin. See you then. Cheers!

Malik: "That was tough competition, especially for me as it's my first match as captain. I just said to my team to stay combined. Our bowling is really good. After this win, we are very confident going into the quarter-final."

Asalanka: "It was a good score to chase. I am disappointed with our batting. We should have had better partnerships. Some of us played bad shots. Bowling first was the right decision given the conditions. Look forward to a hard game with England. Should be a good match."

Despite not getting off to the greatest of starts, this match was Sri Lanka's to lose. That brilliant 84-run partnership between Mendis and Randika had brought things well under control. With less than 5 runs an over required, and the target just 66 runs away, Mendis suffered a brainfade and tossed it away. What followed was some mindless batting from the lower order, and the wicket of Randika nearly sealed their fate. Pakistan's fielding was brilliant throughout and they sensed the big moments well to up the pressure.

Look at those jubilant celebrations. The Men in Green are elated. "I would like to thank my parents. I played normal cricket and every ball on merit. I thought we had enough on the board. Randika and Silva played well in the middle. It's a great opportunity for us," says Man of the Match Hasan Mohsin. Enjoy it young man. You deserve every bit of the plaudits. What a day he had. First resurrecting the Pakistan innings with bat in hand displaying maturity ahead of his age. Cleverly milked the singles and twos early on when the pressure was on, before tonking a few at the back end. Then came back with ball in hand and nipped out both of Sri Lanka's openers.

46.4

Shadab Khan to Asitha Fernando, out Caught by Hasan Mohsin!! Oh Shadab Khan, you little gem. What brilliant leg-break bowling. He's won the match for Pakistan holding his nerves. Another one which comes out beautifully from the wrists, lands far away from the batsman's attempted defence and turns to take the outside edge. Calmly taken at slip. Asitha Fernando c Hasan Mohsin b Shadab Khan 0(2)

Shadab Khan to Asitha Fernando, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

46.3

Shadab Khan to Asitha Fernando, no run, gives the leg-break a nice rip, turns from a length outside off, beats the outside edge

Asitha Fernando, right handed bat, comes to the crease

46.2

Shadab Khan to Thilan Nimesh, out Stumped!! Oh superbly bowled. Kept the trajectory loopy while cunningly pulling the length back and also bowling it wider. Nimesh is drawn out of his crease, realizes he isn't close enough and decides to defend with the turn. Only that there isn't any turn. It sneaks past his inside edge through to the keeper who is quick to collect and whips the bails off. Thilan Nimesh st Umair Masood b Shadab Khan 4(5)

Shadab Khan to Thilan Nimesh, THAT'S OUT!! Stumped!!

46.1

Shadab Khan to Thilan Nimesh, 2 runs, shortish outside off, Nimesh slaps it wide of sweeper cover, then hurtles back for a second to beat the throw

Shadab Khan [8.0-0-29-1] is back into the attack

26 required off 24. Pakistan should be favourites with the lower order in. Anyone for a mankad? Sanjay Manjrekar certainly doesn't mind one

45.6

Sameen Gul to Damitha Silva, no run, rises steeply from a short of length to pound Silva on his gloves as he drops it down into the off-side

45.5

Sameen Gul to Damitha Silva, no run, banged in short on leg stump, Silva hunches under it

45.4

Sameen Gul to Damitha Silva, no run, slower off-cutter which lands almost in the blockhole outside off, squeezed to backward point

Ahmad Shafiq to Damitha Silva, no run, a better throw, quicker work by the bowler and the ninth one could have been down. Clipped in front of short fine leg, Nimesh is almost halfway down before being sent back. The fielder fires in a quick throw at the non-striker's end but it's slightly wide of the stumps. Even Shafiq holds onto the ball a little bit longer trying to control before flicking it back. And even with that he missed

Ahmad Shafiq [6.0-0-20-2] is back into the attack

Thilan Nimesh, right handed bat, comes to the crease

43.6

Sameen Gul to Jehan Daniel, out Caught by Zeeshan Malik!! Flicked in the air and straight to mid-wicket. Gul pumps his fists and punches a few times in a downward direction much like Binga. Fullish on the pads, Daniel ends up being early in the shot and playing in front of the body. Soft dismissal. Jehan Daniel c Zeeshan Malik b Sameen Gul 3(11)

Sameen Gul to Jehan Daniel, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

43.5

Sameen Gul to Jehan Daniel, no run, looks to run a length ball down to third man with an angled bat, fails to connect

43.4

Sameen Gul to Damitha Silva, 1 run, length ball which Silva knocks softly into the off-side and is called through by Daniel who hurtled towards the striker's end

43.3

Sameen Gul to Damitha Silva, no run, and again! Bouncer on the stumps, Silva sits underneath with ease

43.2

Sameen Gul to Damitha Silva, no run, chooses to crouch under the bumper after spotting it early

Hasan Khan to Damitha Silva, 1 run, shimmies down and whips a flighted ball down to long-on

42.5

Hasan Khan to Damitha Silva, no run, big stride across in an attempt to get close to the pitch before defending

42.4

Hasan Khan to Damitha Silva, no run, flatter and turning in from outside off, bunted back down the pitch from deep in the crease

42.3

Hasan Khan to Damitha Silva, FOUR, shoveled over mid-wicket! Picks the perfect ball to bring out the slog-sweep and carts it over the ropes on one bounce

42.2

Hasan Khan to Jehan Daniel, 1 run, skids on from a length on off, takes a thick inside edge of Daniel's defence before rolling through square leg

42.1

Hasan Khan to Damitha Silva, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, worked down to long-on

41.6

Sameen Gul to Jehan Daniel, no run, good surprise weapon at this stage. Bouncer just outside off. Daniel clearly wasn't expecting it. Hauls his head inside the line at the last moment while dropping his wrists

41.5

Sameen Gul to Jehan Daniel, no run, skiddy short of length delivery, hurries on to Daniel as he tries to dispatch it with a pull, ends up chopping it into the pitch off a thick bottom edge

41.4

Sameen Gul to Jehan Daniel, no run, full toss hit straight to mid-off

41.3

Sameen Gul to Jehan Daniel, no run, back of the hand slower ball, deceives Daniel completely. On a good length outside off, Daniel tries to dab it down to third man, but it bounces spongily and beats the outside edge

41.2

Sameen Gul to Damitha Silva, 1 run, this time it's a much better judged run. Back of a length delivery in the channel, patted in front of extra-cover, Silva had played it softly and despite his weight being on the back foot to start off, completed it with ease

41.1

Sameen Gul to Jehan Daniel, 1 run, steers it in front of backward point and just starts trundling. Not sure if his partner appreciated that. A direct hit at the striker's end could have been dicey

Hasan Khan to Damitha Silva, no run, flatter and turning in from outside off, Silva waits on the back foot and blocks

Hasan Khan [7.0-0-26-0] is back into the attack

Jehan Daniel, right handed bat, comes to the crease

39.6

Sameen Gul to Vishad Randika, out Caught by Umair Masood!! Huge moment in the match. This might well do it for Pakistan. The man who had played himself in and upon whom the Sri Lankan hopes rested is walking back. Short ball which is pretty straight, climbed nicely on Randika as he attempted a pull. Took the top edge, not a big onewhich would take it over the keeper's head, and Masood clasps it around his head. Vishad Randika c Umair Masood b Sameen Gul 46(71) [4s-5]

Sameen Gul to Vishad Randika, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

39.5

Sameen Gul to Vishad Randika, no run, slightly short outside off, not enough room to free his arms on the cut, chops it to backward point

39.4

Sameen Gul to Vishad Randika, no run, pitched up and driven softly back down the pitch where Gul makes the stop

39.3

Sameen Gul to Vishad Randika, no run, skiddy back of a length delivery which hurries on as Randika tried to dab it fine, chops it off the toe-end. It raced away off the bat before being grabbed by a diving keeper who flew across

39.2

Sameen Gul to Vishad Randika, no run, plants his front foot across to get beside a length ball and blocks

39.1

Sameen Gul to Damitha Silva, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the hips, Silva misses with his flick and it deflects down to fine leg off the thigh pad

Sameen Gul [5.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack

38.6

Ahmad Shafiq to Damitha Silva, 1 run, shimmies down a works a flighted ball down to long-on past a diving bowler

38.5

Ahmad Shafiq to Damitha Silva, no run, tossed up well wide of off, Silva kicks it away. Then ignorantly takes off for a run almost as a reflex, before eventually realizing that he didn't offer a shot so the ball is dead

38.4

Ahmad Shafiq to Vishad Randika, 1 run, moves back and across and punches it down to long-off

38.3

Ahmad Shafiq to Damitha Silva, 1 run, dawdles down the track and hands it over to his set partner with a flick through mid-wicket

38.2

Ahmad Shafiq to Damitha Silva, no run, flatter on the pads, nudged to backward square leg

38.1

Ahmad Shafiq to Vishad Randika, 1 run, moves across with a bent back knee and sweeps a flighted off-break off a thick bottom edge wide of short fine leg

37.6

Shadab Khan to Damitha Silva, no run, Silva's head falls over while trying to flick a ball darted at his pads after he came down, fails to connect

37.5

Shadab Khan to Vishad Randika, 1 run, skips down the track and drives it with the turn to long-off

37.4

Shadab Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, swings hard on the sweep, again trying to fetch it from outside off. The ball stays a touch low to sneak under his bat

37.3

Shadab Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, good flight on the leg-break, Randika is well forward to block

37.2

Shadab Khan to Damitha Silva, 1 run, skidding on from a length on middle, Silva played for some turn while defending and ran it off a thick outside edge behind backward point

37.1

Shadab Khan to Damitha Silva, no run, flatter and drifting across off, clipped to mid-wicket

36.6

Ahmad Shafiq to Vishad Randika, no run, Randika keeps trying his sweeps. Again plants his foot across trying to play it outside off. Misses due to the extra-bounce and takes it on the pad

Damitha Silva, left handed bat, comes to the crease

36.5

Ahmad Shafiq to Wanidu Hasaranga, out Caught by Mohammad Umar!! You can't be serious. Sheer inexperience with these Sri Lankan lads. As Sanjay Manjrekar points out on air, the required rate is well below five. No need for it. But now Pakistan have been allowed entry into the door. Hasaranga dances down, gets close to the pitch but not so close as to try and whack it against the turn. Ends up slicing it off the bottom of the bat down to long-off. Also, he got himself too far away from the ball, didn't make an effort to get behind the line which made it even more difficult. Wanidu Hasaranga c Mohammad Umar b Ahmad Shafiq 7(10) [4s-1]

Ahmad Shafiq to Wanidu Hasaranga, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

36.4

Ahmad Shafiq to Wanidu Hasaranga, no run, flatter and skidding on towards off, punched to extra-cover

36.3

Ahmad Shafiq to Wanidu Hasaranga, no run, shimmies down to a ball which was cleverly held back, realizes he is done in and smartly blocks

36.2

Ahmad Shafiq to Wanidu Hasaranga, no run, tossed up on off, forward and blocked

36.1

Ahmad Shafiq to Wanidu Hasaranga, FOUR, tossed up just outside off, Hasaranga sinks low and belts the sweep through mid-wicket

Ahmad Shafiq [4.0-0-12-1] is back into the attack

35.6

Shadab Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, goes a little softer with his attempted sweep to a similar leg-break, fails to connect and it deflects off the pad to short third man

35.5

Shadab Khan to Vishad Randika, 2 runs, fetches the sweep from well wide of off and gets it away behind square wide of the man in the deep

35.4

Shadab Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, shimmies down and pushes it back down the pitch

35.3

Shadab Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, gets away with a full toss, Randika whacks it straight to mid-wicket

Arsal Sheikh to Wanidu Hasaranga, 1 run, plants his front foot across while sitting on the back knee and sweeps it to deep backward square

34.5

Arsal Sheikh to Vishad Randika, 1 run, flatter on the stumps, punched down to long-on

34.4

Arsal Sheikh to Wanidu Hasaranga, 1 run, floated up fuller on off, worked down to long-on

34.3

Arsal Sheikh to Wanidu Hasaranga, no run, slightly hurried on the back foot as the ball skidded on from a back of a length, manages to keep it out

34.2

Arsal Sheikh to Wanidu Hasaranga, no run, flatter just outside off, defended off the back foot into the off-side

Wanidu Hasaranga, right handed bat, comes to the crease

34.1

Arsal Sheikh to Kamindu Mendis, out Caught by Mohammad Umar!! Why Mendis, why? He's tossed his wicket away when he really didn't need to. Pakistan were starting to feel the pinch, but now they have something to work on. Comes charging down the track looking to loft it high and might, doesn't quite get hold of it and mistimes it to a grateful long-on. Kamindu Mendis c Mohammad Umar b Arsal Sheikh 68(104) [4s-5]

Arsal Sheikh to Kamindu Mendis, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

33.6

Shadab Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, similar ball and this time he chooses to punch it to extra-cover

33.5

Shadab Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, flatter on off, Randika moves across and punches it to mid-wicket

33.4

Shadab Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, takes a couple of steps down and drives it straight back to the bowler

33.3

Shadab Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, shortish outside off, cut nicely but not past point

33.2

Shadab Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, on the pads and clipped with the turn through mid-wicket

33.1

Shadab Khan to Vishad Randika, 1 run, so nearly the wicket Pakistan desperately need. The leading edge goes teasingly over a leaping extra-cover. Bad shot from Randika. A lapse in concentration as he tries to pick a flighted ball from outside off and flick it against the break. Lucky

Shadab Khan [5.0-0-22-1] is back into the attack

32.6

Arsal Sheikh to Kamindu Mendis, no run, defends this in front of extra-cover and looks for a single. Randika doesn't think it's on and sends him back

Arsal Sheikh to Kamindu Mendis, no run, slower through the air, 79ks, Mendis is early into his flick and nearly pops the leading edge straight back. Lands well short though

32.2

Arsal Sheikh to Vishad Randika, 1 run, flatter on the stumps, punched down to long-on

32.1

Arsal Sheikh to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, patted in front of backward point. Now these singles are hurting Pakistan

31.6

Hasan Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, squared up slightly after getting stuck in the crease to a flatter delivery which turned sharply, got a thick outside edge towards point

31.5

Hasan Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, runs down the track looking for an inauspicious slog, drags it off the inside half of the bat. In the air for quite a while but drops short and wide of the chasing fielder

Arsal Sheikh to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs, drags a low full toss off the toe end wide of long-on

30.3

Arsal Sheikh to Kamindu Mendis, no run, drifting in on middle and leg, defended off the front foot

30.2

Arsal Sheikh to Vishad Randika, 1 run, pushed through the air, punched down to long-off

30.1

Arsal Sheikh to Vishad Randika, no run, moves well inside the line looking to sweep a flighted off-break hard behind square, it turns enough to beat the bat and strike him on the pad. Loud shout from the bowler. The umpire isn't interested. Might have been going down leg

Hasan Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, floated up on a length, defended

29.4

Hasan Khan to Vishad Randika, FOUR, lovely shot. Oh, that's whippy! Randika continues to remain fleet-footed, meets the pitch to negate the threat of playing against the turn and flogs it stylishly over mid-wicket

29.3

Hasan Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, hangs back to a flatter trajectory and blunts it down

29.2

Hasan Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, tossed up just outside off, Randika is drawn forward before pushing it to extra-cover

29.1

Hasan Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, reaches the pitch of the ball and drills it straight to extra-cover

28.6

Arsal Sheikh to Vishad Randika, 1 run, comes charging down the track looking to belt it hard, again skids on taking an inside edge. Rolls away wide of short fine leg who cuts it off

28.5

Arsal Sheikh to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, skidding on from a length, catches a thick inside edge and rolls away wide of mid-on

28.4

Arsal Sheikh to Kamindu Mendis, no run, floated up on the stumps, defended

28.3

Arsal Sheikh to Kamindu Mendis, no run, premeditates a paddle sweep, plays under the ball, the top edge, deflects onto his shoulder and pops up. Hung around in the air for an eternity. Almost came down in slow motion but the keeper was slightly on his heels. He tried his best, ran forward and dived but couldn't reach it

28.2

Arsal Sheikh to Kamindu Mendis, no run, turning away from a length on off, Mendis accomodates for it and defends into the off-side

28.1

Arsal Sheikh to Kamindu Mendis, no run, looped up on the stumps, Mendis gets well forward and defends

Arsal Sheikh, comes into the attack

27.6

Hasan Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, some clumsiness sneaking into Pakistan's fielding now. They have been absolutely brilliant so far. But with SL getting closer, it's getting twitchy. Clipped to mid-wicket who fumbles to allow it through

27.5

Hasan Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run, prods forward to a flighted ball and defends it back

27.4

Hasan Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run, tucked away off the pads to square leg

27.4

Hasan Khan to Kamindu Mendis, wide, kicks off from a length but it's spinning down leg

27.3

Hasan Khan to Vishad Randika, 3 runs, misread the length and went back to a fullish ball, also stayed a tad low to compound his problems, just about gets his bat down in time to eke out a bottom edge which nutmegs the keeper. They come back for three before short third man hauls it in

27.2

Hasan Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, pushed through the air outside off, punched to extra-cover

27.1

Hasan Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, flicked from outside off through mid-wicket

26.6

Saif Badar to Vishad Randika, FOUR, smites the slog-sweep through mid-wicket. Got down low, fetched it from a length and swung hard right out of the middle of the bat

26.5

Saif Badar to Vishad Randika, no run, floated up and Randika blocks on the front foot

Saif Badar to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs, a direct-hit could have been close at Mendis's end. Nudged it wide of mid-wicket and called for a run. Replays show that he would have made it. In the end, they get an overthrow as well

26.2

Saif Badar to Kamindu Mendis, no run, Mendis is drawn well forward by the flight, doesn't quite get to the pitch due to the dip but blocks it safely

26.1

Saif Badar to Kamindu Mendis, no run, tucked away with the turn to mid-wicket

25.6

Hasan Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, moves forward and across and defends into the off-side

25.5

Hasan Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, fifty for Mendis. He has absorbed all the pressure and done a mighty fine job so far. Again displaying the ability to nudge and nurdle. Clips it off the pads through mid-wicket and scampers across

25.4

Hasan Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run, fullish on the stumps, flicked to mid-wicket

25.3

Hasan Khan to Vishad Randika, 1 run, smart work milking these singles. They have managed to get some momentum going. Pats it wide of extra-cover and sets off

Saif Badar to Kamindu Mendis, no run, lots of flight from round the wicket, the drift ends up taking it on the pads, Mendis fails to flick it away and it deflects behind square of the pads

Saif Badar, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

23.6

Hasan Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, picks a flighted ball from wide of off, and works it down to long-on to bring up the 100 on the board

23.5

Hasan Khan to Vishad Randika, 1 run, shimmies down and takes a flighted ball on the full, wrists it gently wide of mid-on

23.4

Hasan Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, another dart flung in, skids on from leg, beats Randika on the flick to strike the pad

23.3

Hasan Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, punched down towards long-on

23.2

Hasan Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run, tossed up and turning in from just outside off, blocked

23.1

Hasan Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run, tries another one of his premeditated reverse sweeps but plays under it, gets a faint top edge which luckily deflects into his body and goes straight down

22.6

Shadab Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, slower on the pads, glanced in front of short fine leg

22.5

Shadab Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run, clipped to mid-wicket

22.4

Shadab Khan to Vishad Randika, 1 run, another shocking delivery is allowed to go unpunished. Juicy loopy full toss outside off, Randika tries to blaze it away but ends up dragging it off a thick inside edge to deep backward square

22.3

Shadab Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, Shadab's reaction is to pull it back, it's quick and with width outside off, Randika cuts it just wide of backward point. The fielding has been brilliant from Pakistan

22.2

Shadab Khan to Vishad Randika, FOUR, reaches out with the sweep to collect the ball on the full, again a fair amount of flight given, slots it away behind square

22.1

Shadab Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, tossed up judiciously on off, driven back to the bowler who somehow parries it to extra-cover

21.6

Hasan Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run, patted in front of point, takes a couple of strides down for a single but is sent back

21.5

Hasan Khan to Vishad Randika, 1 run, a bit too full for the slog-sweep, lucky that it didn't sneak under his bat. Somehow gets a thick bottom edge through square leg

21.4

Hasan Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, very full just outside off, jammed back to the bowler

21.3

Hasan Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, shuffles across and tucks it through mid-wicket

21.2

Hasan Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run, fullish on off, played back to the bowler

21.1

Hasan Khan to Vishad Randika, 1 run, stomps across on the front foot with back knee bent, sweeps it to deep backward square

20.6

Shadab Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run, oh so nearly. Well flighted ball which almost yorks Mendis as he tried to flick it away. Just about managed to jam it off the toe end

20.5

Shadab Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run, bounces prodigiously from a shortish length, might have been plenty of overspin imparted. Mendis had to rise on his toes to tuck it towards mid-wicket

20.4

Shadab Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs, brilliant stop in the deep. Short ball on middle and leg, Mendis pulls is hard behind square and is denied a boundary with a diving stop from deep backward square

20.3

Shadab Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run, clipped off the pads to backward square leg

20.2

Shadab Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run, loopy full toss, Mendis tamely bunts it to mid-wicket

20.2

Shadab Khan to Kamindu Mendis, wide, falling down the leg-side with the round the wicket angle, Mendis hauls himself inside the line and lets it go

20.1

Shadab Khan to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, had to try to do something. And it's come off. Preempted a reverse sweep, got a perfect length to execute the stroke and helped it behind backward point

19.6

Hasan Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, darted and skidding on rapidly from a length just outside off, Randika stays rooted and blocks

19.5

Hasan Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, slightly short and turning in on middle, Mendis squats slightly and plays a strange paddle-pull to help it wide of backward square leg. The fielder there was quick but fumbled slightly allowing the run to be completed

19.4

Hasan Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run, presses on the front foot and defends it in front of extra-cover

19.3

Hasan Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run, flat and full on middle, clipped in front of square leg

19.3

Hasan Khan to Kamindu Mendis, wide, half-tracker spinning down leg, Mendis moves further inside the line looking to blast the pull fine. Fails to connect

19.2

Hasan Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run, fired into middle and leg, flicked to mid-wicket

19.1

Hasan Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run, nurdled to backward square leg

Hasan Khan, comes into the attack

18.6

Shadab Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, slightly shorter and quicker this time, punched back down the pitch off the back foot

18.5

Shadab Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, rolls his wrists to get on top of the bounce and drives it to extra-cover

18.4

Shadab Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, tossed up from round the wicket, eased down to long-on

18.3

Shadab Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run, Mendis lined up for a cut seeing the length being a little short, but it ripped back at him cramping him for room, ends up checking it into the off-side

18.2

Shadab Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run, flicked with the turn to mid-wicket

18.1

Shadab Khan to Vishad Randika, 1 run, floated up full around off, Randika bunts it down to long-off beating a valiant dive from extra-cover

17.6

Ahmad Shafiq to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs, clipped to deep mid-wicket, a fumble there allows the batsmen to scamper back for the single

17.5

Ahmad Shafiq to Kamindu Mendis, no run, good work from short mid-wicket, intercepts the nudge, moves to his right and dives to prevent the single

17.4

Ahmad Shafiq to Kamindu Mendis, no run, this has been a big problem. Too many loose deliveries have been allowed to go scot-free. Some have even fetched wickets. A drag down on middle and leg, Mendis can't clear backward square with a pull

17.3

Ahmad Shafiq to Kamindu Mendis, no run, tossed up and dipping on a length, Mendis didn't quite get to the pitch despite a lunge and got his defence high up on the bat

17.2

Ahmad Shafiq to Vishad Randika, 1 run, dances down to get close to the pitch and clips it behind square

17.1

Ahmad Shafiq to Kamindu Mendis, 3 runs, oh dangerous stuff. Opts to premeditate a reverse sweep with his side being where they are. It was a fairly straight ball. Miss that and you are gone. Mendis doesn't. Mistimes it wide of short third man who chases all the way and hauls it in

Drinks are on the field now!

16.6

Shadab Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, defended safely and stoutly

16.5

Shadab Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, presses forward to a flighted ball and blocks

16.4

Shadab Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, fails to evade backward square leg with a sweep. The fielder dives across and cuts it off

16.3

Shadab Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, a buffet ball, loopy full toss, Mendis is not in a mood to do anything rash, simply helps it down to long-on

16.2

Shadab Khan to Vishad Randika, 1 run, leans on the front foot and bunts it down to long-off

16.1

Shadab Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, slower through the air and not much turn from a length on off, catches a thick inside edge of Randika's defence

15.6

Ahmad Shafiq to Kamindu Mendis, no run, nice and slow just outside off, patted to extra-cover

15.5

Ahmad Shafiq to Vishad Randika, leg byes, 1 run, drifting into the pads, Randika looks to paddle it fine but can't make a connection, deflects off the thigh wide of short fine leg

15.4

Ahmad Shafiq to Vishad Randika, no run, more of an extension of his arms with this drive but again can't place it past extra-cover

15.3

Ahmad Shafiq to Vishad Randika, no run, floated up and drifting in on off, pushed to extra-cover

15.2

Ahmad Shafiq to Vishad Randika, no run, huge screams to appeal for an LBW. Did that straighten enough though? Tossed up nicely, pitches middle and sneaks under Randika's bat as he tried to sweep. Looks real close. In fact, HawkEye shows it to crash into leg-stump

15.1

Ahmad Shafiq to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, dances down and eases a flighted ball down to long-on with the turn

14.6

Shadab Khan to Vishad Randika, no run, floats it further up, forward and blocked

Shadab Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, drags it down on the stumps, Mendis will be kicking himself. Couldn't find the gap in the deep. Pulls it well within vicinity of deep backward square

14.1

Shadab Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run, fuller and slightly quicker from round the wicket, Mendis taps it straight back

Shadab Khan, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

13.6

Ahmad Shafiq to Shammu Ashan, no run, keeps it nice and slow to th new man, forward and blocked

13.5

Ahmad Shafiq to Shammu Ashan, no run, well flighted and drifting in on off, defended into the off-side

13.4

Ahmad Shafiq to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, Mendis is slightly squared up by a delivery which doesn't turn, gets his defence off the outside half of the bat in front of point

13.3

Ahmad Shafiq to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs, fired down the leg-side, Mendis only needs to do as much as glance it fine. He had enough time to play it with the turn as the length was shortish. Enough time to pick a couple before its chased down

13.2

Ahmad Shafiq to Shammu Ashan, 1 run, tossed up and drifting in on off, gently dinked wide of cover

Shammu Ashan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

13.1

Ahmad Shafiq to Charith Asalanka, out Caught by Sameen Gul!! He's swept a stinker straight to hand. Flatter and turning way down leg, Asalanka goes down on his back knee looking to help the sweep it hard. Doesn't get hold of it at all and ends up spooning it straight to backward square leg. Gul reverse cups it just over his head. Charith Asalanka c Sameen Gul b Ahmad Shafiq 13(21) [4s-2]

Ahmad Shafiq to Charith Asalanka, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

12.6

Salman Fayyaz to Kamindu Mendis, no run, leg-break which turns in just enough to end up inside the tramlines. Mendis was looking for a wide, ends up a little perplexed

Salman Fayyaz to Kamindu Mendis, no run, looked to be the wrong 'un, turned back in. But the length was too short. Mendis backed away and played a nice back-cut. Straight to backward point though

10.3

Salman Fayyaz to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, a pure half-tracker allowing Mendis enough time to rock back and crank up on that bottom hand. Pulls it hard through mid-wicket. The man in the deep is too square, can't cut it off

10.2

Salman Fayyaz to Kamindu Mendis, no run, slower through the air, not much turn with this newish ball, skids on to find the middle of Mendis's defence

10.1

Salman Fayyaz to Kamindu Mendis, no run, lots of air after an awkward action, lands almost in the blockhole, squeezed into the off-side

Salman Fayyaz, comes into the attack

9.6

Hasan Mohsin to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, a gentle turn of the wrists to work a length ball wide of mid-on. Enough to sneak a single in

9.5

Hasan Mohsin to Kamindu Mendis, no run, length ball around off, worked defensively beside the pitch

9.4

Hasan Mohsin to Kamindu Mendis, no run, allows the ball to come on and then taps it when its level with his eyes, into the off-side

Hasan Mohsin to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, short of length delivery on middle, Mendis pivots on the back foot and controls the pull through square leg

9.1

Hasan Mohsin to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, that's the ball which no batsman would mind. A gift with a ribbon on the pads, Mendis simply rolls his wrists, and is transported into euphoria on seeing that fine leg is absent

8.6

Sameen Gul to Charith Asalanka, no run, learns his lesson and nags away in the corridor, knocked into the off-side from the crease

8.5

Sameen Gul to Charith Asalanka, FOUR, short ball and it's dispatched with utter disdain. He's looked untroubled so far on that back foot of his. Umm, not really untroubled. In fact, ominous is the word. Picks length early, transfers his weight and lashes the pull well in front of square

8.4

Sameen Gul to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, goes jabbing at a fullish ball on off, the bat twists in his hands and he mistimes it wide of mid-on

8.3

Sameen Gul to Kamindu Mendis, no run, taps a length ball into the off-side, and checks with his partner for a single. It's not on

8.2

Sameen Gul to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, bent back knee, big forward stride and a lovely extension of the arms. Makes for a good pose. Mendis seems to realize that and holds it for that extra-second. Full outside off, leans towards the ball and creams the drive wide of mid-off

8.1

Sameen Gul to Kamindu Mendis, no run, back of a length delivery around off, stays flat-footed and pats it towards point

7.6

Hasan Mohsin to Charith Asalanka, 2 runs, bit of hesitation as the non-striker was perhaps waiting for the ball to pass mid-on. Which it does easily before being hounded down. Asalanka is looking composed in the middle. Mohsin can't afford to be bowling anywhere behind a length to him. Finds himself being punched straight back down

7.5

Hasan Mohsin to Charith Asalanka, no run, nice punch off the back foot. Mohsin doesn't have enough pace to rush the batsman. Asalanka eases it to extra-cover

7.4

Hasan Mohsin to Charith Asalanka, no run, harpooned into the blockhole, jammed back down the pitch

7.3

Hasan Mohsin to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, length ball drifted into the channel outside off, glides it down to third man

7.2

Hasan Mohsin to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs, think he premeditated the slog to exploit the leg-side. Mid-on and mid-wicket both are inside owing to Powerplay restrictions. But the ball was well outside off. Still goes through with a heave and gets enough on it to drag it over the infield over mid-wicket. Chased down to keep them to two

7.1

Hasan Mohsin to Kamindu Mendis, no run, length ball with a hint of seam away on off, Mendis covers for it and blocks after a good stride

6.6

Sameen Gul to Charith Asalanka, no run, half-volley on off, laces the drive to mid-off

6.5

Sameen Gul to Charith Asalanka, no run, very full and driven sweetly with the focus being on the top hand, finds cover

6.4

Sameen Gul to Charith Asalanka, no run, angled towards point. He's really softened his grip and making a conscious effort to play closer to the body

Sameen Gul to Charith Asalanka, FOUR, lovely roll of the wrists on the punch to hit the gap through covers. Stood tall to get on top of the bounce of a short of length and unfurled those wrists with the bottom hand coming into play

5.6

Hasan Mohsin to Kamindu Mendis, no run, might have been an off-cutter, on a back of a length and nipping across off, Mendis stays on the crease and pats it gently into the off-side

5.6

Hasan Mohsin to Kamindu Mendis, wide, despite his medium pace, Mohsin has all the aggression of a hostile pacer. Bangs it in way shot and then is almost in the batsman's face in the followthrough

5.5

Hasan Mohsin to Kamindu Mendis, no run, fullish on the stumps, blocked back after moving half forward

5.4

Hasan Mohsin to Charith Asalanka, 1 run, flashes hard seeing the ball a little short outside off, in the air for a while but well wide of gully down to third man

Hasan Mohsin to Kaveen Bandara, out Caught by Umair Masood!! Couldn't really say this wasn't coming. Bandara provoked his doom. Kept flashing, searching, poking away from the body. Not anymore. One was destined to take the edge. On a good length and slanted wide of off, Bandara tries to be cute and run it down to third man with an angled bat, only manages a nick through to the keeper. Kaveen Bandara c Umair Masood b Hasan Mohsin 14(18) [4s-3]

Hasan Mohsin to Kaveen Bandara, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

5.1

Hasan Mohsin to Kaveen Bandara, no run, well, all I can say is that this makes for must-watch TV. Not very smart though from Bandara. Angled away on a fullish length outside off, he aims an expansive off-drive, but didn't account for the angle I guess. Beaten

4.6

Sameen Gul to Kamindu Mendis, no run, eases on the front foot and pushes a length ball into the off-side

4.5

Sameen Gul to Kamindu Mendis, no run, fraction full and driven to mid-off

4.4

Sameen Gul to Kaveen Bandara, 1 run, there. Just what I was harping on. Gets carried away and looks to drive on the rise, as well as away from the body. Ends up chopping it off a thick inside edge through mid-wicket

4.3

Sameen Gul to Kaveen Bandara, no run, nicely driven but straight to extra-cover. He looks good when he connects with these. That big back lift, smooth arm-swing, and nice footwork. Just needs to control his ambition level I reckon and pick the right balls

4.2

Sameen Gul to Kaveen Bandara, no run, Bandara is cramped for room trying to force a back of a length delivery through the off-side, presented an angled bat and nearly chopped it back off the inside edge. Misses leg-stump by a few inches

4.1

Sameen Gul to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, back of a length on middle, worked wide of mid-on

3.6

Hasan Mohsin to Kaveen Bandara, no run, not quite the timing on this one. Jabs it to extra-cover

3.5

Hasan Mohsin to Kaveen Bandara, FOUR, another ripper. Half-volley outside off, didn't need to worry about driving away from the body. Lays into a gorgeous cover drive threading the ring

3.4

Hasan Mohsin to Kaveen Bandara, FOUR, ho ho! That's imperious. No doubts regarding that one. He has moved across on the front foot, bent his back knee picturesquely to a full ball and blasted a drive over covers

3.3

Hasan Mohsin to Kaveen Bandara, no run, ah. Just not getting a grip on himself. Wrong shot selection. It's a length ball on off and he's trying to work it through the on-side. Did well to not close the bat completely and so was able to control leading edge back down the pitch

3.2

Hasan Mohsin to Kaveen Bandara, no run, now gives the charge and jabs a length ball to mid-on

3.1

Hasan Mohsin to Kaveen Bandara, no run, leaving the left-hander on a good length, Bandara has shown this erroneous tendency to fidget away from the body. Does so again. The angle beats him on the outside edge

2.6

Sameen Gul to Kamindu Mendis, no run, presses across to work a ball from off stump into the on-side, the angle was against him. Ends up closing the bat face too early and getting a leading edge towards backward point. All along the carpet though

2.5

Sameen Gul to Kamindu Mendis, no run, low full toss around off, Mendis turns his wrists on it and works it to mid-on

2.4

Sameen Gul to Kamindu Mendis, no run, again feeling for a ball slanted across. No need to do that. Tempting length in the channel, fetches the outside edge which dies through to second slip

Sameen Gul to Kamindu Mendis, no run, pitched up and driven straight back towards the bowler

2.1

Sameen Gul to Kaveen Bandara, 1 run, back of a length delivery which leaves the batsman stuck on the crease, Bandara pats it in front of mid-off and calls for the single. Completes it without much hassles

1.6

Hasan Mohsin to Kamindu Mendis, no run, fraction full drifting away across off, driven to mid-off

1.5

Hasan Mohsin to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs, the keeper is not happy. He wanted fine leg to be more agile. Full on the pads, clipped away behind square, and the batsmen push hard to convert a two

Kamindu Mendis, left handed bat, comes to the crease

1.4

Hasan Mohsin to Avishka Fernando, out Caught by Zeeshan Malik!! Kudos to the third umpire for not going down the traditional path. Despite the soft signal being not out, he saw enough there to overturn it. That curl in the air again, which does the trick. Draws Fernando into a forward defence. He felt compelled to play at it due to the original angle in. Gets a good healthy edge which threatened to fall short of first slip. Malik dives to his right, goes with both hands, and eventually catches with his left one. Just off the turf with two fingers underneath. Avishka Fernando c Zeeshan Malik b Hasan Mohsin 2(4)

Hasan Mohsin to Avishka Fernando, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

Another one of those catches plucked very close to the ground. We have gone upstairs with the soft signal being not out. On replays, I don't see any problem with it. His index and middle fingers seem underneath the ball. But it's flirtingly close with the ground. Enough evidence to overrule the onfield call? Let's see. Yes. Good call. Brave call.

1.3

Hasan Mohsin to Avishka Fernando, 2 runs, shortish outside off, stays flat-footed and slashes it behind backward point. Hurries back for two before third man runs round to cut it off

1.2

Hasan Mohsin to Avishka Fernando, no run, wild drive attempted on the rise when the ball isn't even full enough. Extra bounce beats the outside edge

1.1

Hasan Mohsin to Avishka Fernando, no run, better. On a good length and a hint of outswing. Fernando sees the line early and holds his bat aloft

1.1

Hasan Mohsin to Avishka Fernando, wide, certain movement there but Mohsin has struggled to control it with these two balls. Drifted away well wide of off

1.1

Hasan Mohsin to Avishka Fernando, wide, that's a loosener. Well wide of off stump without any real zing

Hasan Mohsin, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

0.6

Sameen Gul to Kaveen Bandara, FOUR, goes jabbing at a fullish ball and mistimes the drive to the left of mid-off. The fielder moves across and dives whole-heartedly but it evades him and slides away on this glass-like outfield

0.5

Sameen Gul to Kaveen Bandara, no run, tad full around off, driven to mid-off

0.4

Sameen Gul to Kaveen Bandara, no run, back of a length on middle and leg, worked towards the bowler

0.3

Sameen Gul to Kaveen Bandara, no run, beats him again. Loose from Bandara, not respecting the conditions on offer and going hard on a cover-drive, nips away past the edge

0.2

Sameen Gul to Kaveen Bandara, no run, woah! Look at that bounce. Bandara stroke across to drive a ball which was angled away on a fuller length, it kicked up and reared past the outside edge

0.1

Sameen Gul to Kaveen Bandara, no run, decks away from a back of a length outside off, beats Bandara's as he goes feeling for it away from the body

Kaveen Bandara and Avishka Fernando are at the crease. Kaveen Bandara is on strike. Sameen Gul will open the attack

We are back for the chase..

After being put in to bat in hazy conditions, Pakistan adopted a tenacious approach. Weathered off the early hour or so safely before the spinners came on and found something there to raise their eyebrows. Indeed, the moisture in the track meant something to work with. Some deliveries turned while others went straight on to leave the batsmen confused. However, Mohsin took over the middle overs to give a sense of direction to the innings. Maneouvered the field wonderfully well and fashioned a fighting total with a run-a-ball 86. You would expect the pitch to flatten out as it's getting a good bake under this sun. Sri Lanka should fancy their chances. We'll see how it goes. Join us in around half an hour.

48.4

Charith Asalanka to Ahmad Shafiq, out Ahmad Shafiq Run Out!! Looks to go downtown afte running down the track, couldn't quite reach out with his swing and managed a thick outside edge to short third man. Then unnecessarily looks for a single with his partner not interested. Too late to turn back and caught atleast a couple of yards short. Ahmad Shafiq run out (Vishad Randika) 3(5)

Charith Asalanka to Ahmad Shafiq, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

48.3

Charith Asalanka to Ahmad Shafiq, no run, fired in on the stumps, blocked

48.2

Charith Asalanka to Arsal Sheikh, 1 run, drifting quickly from a length across off, pushed down to long-off

Arsal Sheikh, right handed bat, comes to the crease

48.1

Charith Asalanka to Hasan Mohsin, out Bowled!! A brilliant knock comes to an end. Indeed, he may have given his team more than just a ray of hope. Darted towards the pads from round the wicket looking to not give much room. Mohsin read the idea and tried to counter it with a reverse sweep. Couldn't connect. Also didn't get his legs behind the line. The ball goes on to graze leg-stump. Hasan Mohsin b Charith Asalanka 86(86) [4s-8 6s-1]

Charith Asalanka to Hasan Mohsin, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

Charith Asalanka [4.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack

47.6

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, 1 run, now smartly nudges it through the on-side and keeps strike with a single

47.6

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, wide, fired down the leg-side, Mohsin is happy to collect a wide

47.5

Damitha Silva to Ahmad Shafiq, 3 runs, he's managed to give Shafiq the strike with the best possible outcome. Outside edge which runs away fine. Eventually hounded down by short third man

47.4

Damitha Silva to Ahmad Shafiq, no run, quicker and sliding on across off from round the wicket, Shafiq's bat is late to come down, jams it towards the bowler again

47.3

Damitha Silva to Ahmad Shafiq, no run, almost into the blockhole on off, squeezed back to the bowler

Ahmad Shafiq, left handed bat, comes to the crease

47.2

Damitha Silva to Sameen Gul, out Bowled!! Ugly, senseless, reckless. Ridiculous. Mohsin is batting so well at the other end. Rather than handing it to him, Gul tries to be a hero. Beaten all ends up on the slog-sweep and it crashes into the stumps. Sameen Gul b Damitha Silva 1(3)

Damitha Silva to Sameen Gul, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

47.1

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, leg byes, 1 run, shimmies down to a dart, then looks to nudge it through the on-side, the ball skids on and deflects off the pads in front of point

Damitha Silva [8.0-0-36-1] is back into the attack

46.6

Asitha Fernando to Hasan Mohsin, 5 runs, had to go for the single to retain strike. Meant that he endangered his partner after knocking the ball straight to backward point. But serendipity. There's no direct-hit and the throw has even beaten the man backing up

46.5

Asitha Fernando to Hasan Mohsin, FOUR, Fernando has lost the plot. Delivers a full toss almost around waist height, actually he's lucky to get away with a no-ball. There's width on offer as well. Mohsin just uses all the pace and slices it over backward point

46.4

Asitha Fernando to Hasan Mohsin, 2 runs, low full toss whipped through the mid-wicket region. Again wide enough of the men in the deep

46.3

Asitha Fernando to Hasan Mohsin, 2 runs, moves across and the bowler bowls it even wider. His determination to slog it away enabled him to somehow drag it wide of mid-wicket

46.2

Asitha Fernando to Hasan Mohsin, SIX, oh thumped! Now stays put to a length ball and whack it wide of long-on. Hits the ad cushions on the full. In the slot to be honest but it might have resulted because of the previous ball

46.1

Asitha Fernando to Hasan Mohsin, FOUR, well done. Picked his spot at short fine leg and scooped it over the fielder. Went into position quickly, reached out to meet it on the full and lapped it nicely

Asitha Fernando [8.0-1-20-1] is back into the attack

45.6

Thilan Nimesh to Hasan Mohsin, 1 run, ventures out of his crease, takes it on the full and works it towards long-on

45.5

Thilan Nimesh to Hasan Mohsin, no run, defended into the off-side

45.4

Thilan Nimesh to Sameen Gul, 1 run, flicked through mid-wicket

45.3

Thilan Nimesh to Sameen Gul, no run, half a shout for LBW. A bit high I reckon. Darted in from round the wicket, again beats the batsman with the no-turn and hits him around the thigh

Sameen Gul, right handed bat, comes to the crease

45.2

Thilan Nimesh to Shadab Khan, out Bowled!! Slides on with the arm from round the wicket. Went wide on the crease as well. Shadab expected turn. There wasn't any. Sneaked past the inside edge to rattle the timber. Shadab Khan b Thilan Nimesh 2(5)

Thilan Nimesh to Shadab Khan, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

45.1

Thilan Nimesh to Hasan Mohsin, 1 run, swept to deep mid-wicket

44.6

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, 1 run, turns square from a shortish length, Mohsin had to put in an effort with his wrists to work it through mid-wicket

44.5

Damitha Silva to Shadab Khan, 1 run, worked down to long-on

44.4

Damitha Silva to Shadab Khan, no run, quite prepared to take his time. Plonks forward to a flighted ball and blocks

44.3

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, 1 run, nurdled round the corner

44.2

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, 2 runs, nudges it into the vacant spaces through the mid-wicket region and shouts two straightaway

44.1

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, FOUR, ah, classy stuff. Inside out over extra-cover, always a delight to watch when executed properly. And Mohsin does

Damitha Silva [7.0-0-27-1] is back into the attack

43.6

Thilan Nimesh to Hasan Mohsin, 1 run, stretches out to reach the ball and fetch it from outside off with a sweep, forces it through square leg

43.5

Thilan Nimesh to Shadab Khan, 1 run, knocked into the off-side to get off the mark

43.4

Thilan Nimesh to Shadab Khan, no run, too full, squeezed into the on-side

Shadab Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

43.3

Thilan Nimesh to Hasan Khan, out Caught by Kaveen Bandara!! Slots it straight down long-on's throat. Did he need to do that, or should he have left it to his partner. He has a good part of 8 overs to think about that. Went through with the loft despite not meeting the pitch of the ball, dragged it towards Bandara who is safe as houses. Hasan Khan c Kaveen Bandara b Thilan Nimesh 5(12)

Thilan Nimesh to Hasan Khan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

43.2

Thilan Nimesh to Hasan Mohsin, 1 run, shimmies down and works it down to long-on

43.1

Thilan Nimesh to Hasan Khan, 1 run, nice flight on the delivery, a bit too full though, smothered down to long-off

Thilan Nimesh [8.0-1-31-0] is back into the attack

42.6

Wanidu Hasaranga to Hasan Mohsin, no run, quicker through the air which usually negates any turn, pushed to extra-cover

42.5

Wanidu Hasaranga to Hasan Khan, 1 run, Hasaranga holds it back smartly after seeing the batsman come out of his crease, ended up being too short giving Hasan the time to maneouver it down to long-on

42.4

Wanidu Hasaranga to Hasan Khan, no run, skids on after pitching, might have been the googly, Hasan read it and rolled his wrists on it

42.3

Wanidu Hasaranga to Hasan Khan, no run, pushed gently with the turn to extra-cover

42.2

Wanidu Hasaranga to Hasan Khan, 2 runs, makes it into a full toss by hurling down, lofts it straight back perhaps off the bottom of the bat. Long-on runs across and slides to stop

42.1

Wanidu Hasaranga to Hasan Khan, no run, slower through the air, turns away from off, blocked with the spin to extra-cover

41.6

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, no run, shortish outside off, Mohsin waits for it to come on before dabbing it to short third man

41.5

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, no run, played back to the bowler

41.4

Damitha Silva to Hasan Khan, 1 run, fullish on the stumps, wristed down to long-on

41.3

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, 1 run, nudged into the on-side to bring up fifty

41.2

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, FOUR, too full and drilled. Cleared the front leg and flowed into the drive wide of extra-cover

41.1

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, no run, full toss driven straight to extra-cover

40.6

Wanidu Hasaranga to Hasan Khan, no run, excellent bowling. Pushed through the front of the hand again, lulls the batsman into playing back to it. Stays a touch low as well and Hasan ends up chopping it towards point off the toe-end

40.5

Wanidu Hasaranga to Hasan Khan, no run, again backs away, tries to punch a quicker leg-break, turns a little and beats the edge

40.4

Wanidu Hasaranga to Hasan Khan, no run, beaten for extra pace and bounce while looking to make room and cut this flipper

40.3

Wanidu Hasaranga to Hasan Khan, no run, quicker and out of the front of the hand, nudged beside the pitch

Hasan Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

40.2

Wanidu Hasaranga to Salman Fayyaz, out Lbw!! Preempts a reverse-sweep to a very full leg-break, in fact it hits him flush on the boot in line with leg-stump after the ball sneaked under his bat. The umpire took his time and then raised the finger. Salman Fayyaz lbw b Wanidu Hasaranga 33(49) [4s-3 6s-1]

Asitha Fernando to Salman Fayyaz, no run, very full on off, squeezed back down the pitch

38.3

Asitha Fernando to Hasan Mohsin, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off, glided down to third man

38.2

Asitha Fernando to Hasan Mohsin, no run, speared into the blockhole, sneaks under Mohsin's willow through to the keeper

38.1

Asitha Fernando to Hasan Mohsin, no run, short of length delivery just outside off, hopped and blocked

37.6

Thilan Nimesh to Hasan Mohsin, 1 run, and finally it's gone the usual way. Not out. In favour of the batsman. Benefit of doubt and all that yadda. Dabbed in front of backward point, Mohsin was taking it easy on the run and didn't even stretch while grounding his bat at the non-striker's end. A direct hit must have caused a flutter inside him. And rightly so. Looked real close. It was a question of a missing frame. Touch and go. Goes in his favour

Lots of time being taken for a run-out call..

37.5

Thilan Nimesh to Salman Fayyaz, 1 run, flicked through mid-wicket

37.4

Thilan Nimesh to Salman Fayyaz, FOUR, drilled back. Again shimmies down, allows himself some room to leverage, the ball drifting away contributed to it too. Hammers it back over the leaping bowler

37.3

Thilan Nimesh to Salman Fayyaz, no run, gets a bit too close to the pitch after dancing down, couldn't get under it and drives it back towards the bowler who parries it to extra-cover

37.2

Thilan Nimesh to Salman Fayyaz, no run, nudged back down the pitch

37.1

Thilan Nimesh to Hasan Mohsin, 1 run, nicely chipped back over the bowler for a single

36.6

Asitha Fernando to Salman Fayyaz, no run, cleared his front leg looking to carve a full ball over the off-side ring, it stays a touch low and sneaks under his willow on a couple of bounces to the keeper

Asitha Fernando to Salman Fayyaz, no run, fullish outside off, sliced to point

36.3

Asitha Fernando to Salman Fayyaz, no run, not short enough to be pulled. Fayyaz gets cramped and mistimes it to mid-wicket

36.2

Asitha Fernando to Salman Fayyaz, no run, Mohsin came charging down looking for the single, was encouraged by Fayyaz taking a couple of steps down, but then he cunningly sent him back. A direct-hit would have had him yards short. Patted in front of backward point, never a run there, but no direct-hit

36.1

Asitha Fernando to Salman Fayyaz, no run, pushed across the left-hander, left alone

Thilan Nimesh to Salman Fayyaz, no run, advances to a flighted ball which dips and turns sharply, takes a thick inside edge onto pad as Fayyaz tried to drive it down

35.3

Thilan Nimesh to Salman Fayyaz, no run, quicker and fuller, jammed back down the pitch

35.2

Thilan Nimesh to Salman Fayyaz, SIX, he saw the length and flared up. Rocked back to pull it fiercely over wide long-on

35.1

Thilan Nimesh to Salman Fayyaz, no run, sliding across middle from round the wicket, defended back

Thilan Nimesh [6.0-1-17-0] is back into the attack

34.6

Asitha Fernando to Hasan Mohsin, no run, slower short of length delivery just outside off, patted in front of backward point

34.5

Asitha Fernando to Hasan Mohsin, no run, full toss drifting towards off, worked to mid-wicket

34.4

Asitha Fernando to Hasan Mohsin, no run, short and wide, cut away wide of backward point who dives and stops

34.3

Asitha Fernando to Salman Fayyaz, 1 run, short of length delivery on off, Fayyaz taps it in front of mid-off, knows how softly he has hit it and calls for a well judged single

34.2

Asitha Fernando to Salman Fayyaz, no run, stays a tad low from a back of a length, sneaks under Fayyaz's bat as he tried to slice it down to third man

34.1

Asitha Fernando to Salman Fayyaz, no run, fraction full and slanted into the channel, pushed to extra-cover

Asitha Fernando [5.0-0-17-1] is back into the attack

33.6

Charith Asalanka to Hasan Mohsin, FOUR, such a shame. Caps off a decent over with one dragged down. Mohsin uses the crease well. Goes deep allowing it to come on and times the late-cut well past backward point

33.5

Charith Asalanka to Hasan Mohsin, no run, clipped to mid-wicket

33.4

Charith Asalanka to Hasan Mohsin, no run, really good shout. The umpire seemed to gesture there was bat. But there wasn't. Turned in from a length on off from round the wicket, Mohsin missed with his flick and was struck on the pad. Close

33.3

Charith Asalanka to Hasan Mohsin, 2 runs, down the track he comes and whips it wide of long-on. The fielders in the deep converge and cut it off

33.2

Charith Asalanka to Salman Fayyaz, 1 run, milks a single down to long-on, drifting in towards the pads and was full enough

Charith Asalanka to Hasan Mohsin, 3 runs, dabbed away fine, short third man runs back and .. oh dear .. he's left himself a little embarrassed. Put in the slide too early, and didn't even get a hand. Then did well actually to get up and chase manfully, flicks it back just inside

27.5

Charith Asalanka to Salman Fayyaz, 1 run, clipped through square leg

27.4

Charith Asalanka to Salman Fayyaz, no run, drifting in with the arm, defended off the front foot

27.3

Charith Asalanka to Salman Fayyaz, no run, skids on to catch a thick inside edge on Fayyaz's defence, rolls towards short fine leg

Now what's this. Mendis has now decided to bowl right-handed to the left-hander. WHAT. Are you serious.

26.4

Kamindu Mendis to Hasan Mohsin, 1 run, too full just outside off, drilled down to long-off

Salman Fayyaz, left handed bat, comes to the crease

26.3

Kamindu Mendis to Umair Masood, out Umair Masood Run Out!! Sri Lanka are already celebrating, the umpire goes upstairs for a confirmation, and gets it soon enough on the big-screen. A bad misjudgement costs Masood. Taps this into the off-side, looks up at his partner who was hurtling down and reciprocated. Point is quick to swoop in and fire in a direct-hit in one collect-and-throw motion. Well shortUmair Masood run out (Avishka Fernando) 10(18) [4s-1]

Kamindu Mendis to Umair Masood, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

26.2

Kamindu Mendis to Hasan Mohsin, 1 run, short enough for the batsman to go back and cut it to deep cover

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, 2 runs, patted wide of extra-cover, the fielder moves across and fires a direct-hit at the striker's end but Masood is just home, the ball ricochets away and allows another run

25.5

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, no run, driven to extra-cover

25.4

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, FOUR, now connects well. Might have been another premeditated attempt. Gets it on a perfect length and sweeps it well in front of square

25.3

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, no run, defended into the off-side

25.2

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, no run, premeditates the sweep to a low full toss with which he could have easily explored other option. Goes through with the shot too early, hits it off the toe-end towards mid-on

25.1

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, no run, quicker and skidding on from round the wicket, forward and blocked

24.6

Wanidu Hasaranga to Umair Masood, FOUR, slashed past backward point. Waited for the short ball to arrive and cracked it off the back foot

24.5

Wanidu Hasaranga to Umair Masood, no run, sliding on towards middle and leg, clipped to short fine leg

24.4

Wanidu Hasaranga to Umair Masood, no run, quicker through the air and turning away outside off, steered towards short third man

24.3

Wanidu Hasaranga to Hasan Mohsin, 1 run, dabbed in front of short third man

Wanidu Hasaranga to Umair Masood, 1 run, slightly short so the batsman has enough time on the back foot to read the turn, punches it to sweeper cover

23.6

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, no run, slower this time and safely negotiated

23.5

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, no run, displaying his whole bag of tricks. Pushes this one quicker, gave Mohsin the impression that it might be short in length. He went back to cut but was beaten for pace

23.4

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, no run, shimmies down, realizes he isn't close enough to the pitch and then smothers it with bat and pad close

23.3

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, 2 runs, chips it deliberately over extra-cover, who is well inside the edge of the circle, sliced the stroke slightly but got enough to clear the man

Wanidu Hasaranga to Hasan Mohsin, no run, extra-bounce on this one, skids on straight from a length on middle, and hits the ribs of Mohsin who had gone on bent knees to block

22.3

Wanidu Hasaranga to Hasan Mohsin, no run,

22.2

Wanidu Hasaranga to Hasan Mohsin, no run, tossed up leg-break around off, pushed to extra-cover

22.1

Wanidu Hasaranga to Hasan Mohsin, no run, pushed through quicker just outside off, Mohsin goes on the back foot looking to use the pace and dab it fine, but didn't account for any turn. Beaten on the edge

21.6

Damitha Silva to Umair Masood, no run, looped up and defended easily on the front foot

21.5

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, 1 run, pushed to the left of the bowler who dives but can only make a half-stop, deflected far away from him

21.4

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, no run, glided to backward point. Flat enough to go on the back foot and ease it away

21.3

Damitha Silva to Umair Masood, 1 run, slides on from a length to take a thick inside edge on Masood's defence, goes wide enough of the keeper to warrant a single

21.2

Damitha Silva to Umair Masood, no run, too full and smothered back down the pitch

21.1

Damitha Silva to Umair Masood, no run, some air and gets it to turn from round the wicket, Masood plays it to extra-cover

20.6

Wanidu Hasaranga to Umair Masood, 1 run, stays back to a shortish leg-break, stays a touch low forcing Masood to bend late, punches it off the toe-end down to long-on

20.5

Wanidu Hasaranga to Umair Masood, no run, defended off the front foot

20.4

Wanidu Hasaranga to Hasan Mohsin, 1 run, dabbed in front of short third man and is called through by his partner. Masood was struggling himself and it could have been dicey with a direct-hit. But there wasn't one

20.3

Wanidu Hasaranga to Hasan Mohsin, no run, tossed up around off, reaches out on the front foot and blocks

Wanidu Hasaranga to Hasan Mohsin, no run, crouches a little while shaping for a dab, it kicks up from a length to surprise Mohsin, adjusts somehow and controls it towards short third man

19.6

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, 1 run, a little fuller this time, driven through the cover

19.5

Damitha Silva to Hasan Mohsin, no run, oh my! Look at the turn! It's ripping at quick pace too. No chance Mohsin is getting anywhere near that as it was out of his defensive reach and whizzes well past his outside edge

Damitha Silva to Mohammad Umar, out Stumped!! Umar is done in by his overindulgence in dancing down. Too keen on using his feet against the spinners, which is not necessarily a bad thing. But swinging against the turn, after not getting to the pitch, IS. Grips from a length to beat his outside edge. He had run so far down that getting back wasn't an option. Mohammad Umar st Vishad Randika b Damitha Silva 26(54) [4s-3]

Damitha Silva to Mohammad Umar, THAT'S OUT!! Stumped!!

19.2

Damitha Silva to Mohammad Umar, no run, flatter on the stumps, Umar is quick to judge length, camps back and blocks

Wanidu Hasaranga to Umair Masood, no run, ripper! Turns away prodigiously after drawing the batsman forward, beats his edge. Masood though did well not to drag his backfoot out which might have led to a stumping

Wanidu Hasaranga to Mohammad Umar, 1 run, just over mid-wicket. Umar danced down again, looks to loft him against the turn but ends up turning his bat in the attempt. Drags it just over the fielder

18.2

Wanidu Hasaranga to Umair Masood, 1 run, pushes it flatter just outside off, Masood goes back and punches it down to long-off

Umair Masood, right handed bat, comes to the crease

A slip in place now..

18.1

Wanidu Hasaranga to Saif Badar, out Bowled!! Just rewards for what has been a thorougly impressive spell so far. Another well tossed up leg-break, dips on the batsman after he is drawn forward, this time there isn't much turn on it. Deflects off the inside edge and onto the timber. Saif Badar b Wanidu Hasaranga 24(42) [4s-3]

Wanidu Hasaranga to Saif Badar, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

That will be drinks!

17.6

Damitha Silva to Mohammad Umar, no run, flatter and skidding on with the arm, punched to extra-cover off the back foot

Damitha Silva to Saif Badar, no run, some turn against the angle, takes a thick outside edge on Badar's attempted drive and scuttles to short third man

17.3

Damitha Silva to Mohammad Umar, 1 run, some hesitation after Umar nudged it wide of mid-wicket, they go through with the run in the end

17.2

Damitha Silva to Mohammad Umar, 2 runs, shimmies down, gets to the pitch of the flighted ball and sledge-hammers it straight back over the bowler. Damitha tries a Jadeja, but it's beyond him before he gets his hands up. Long-off cuts it off

17.1

Damitha Silva to Saif Badar, 1 run, another left-arm popgun bowler, pushed through from round the wicket, driven to long-off

Damitha Silva, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

16.6

Wanidu Hasaranga to Saif Badar, 1 run, expected a little more turn from this leg-break than there actually was, catches a thick inside edge on his drive and rolls away wide of mid-wicket

16.5

Wanidu Hasaranga to Saif Badar, FOUR, the first real poor delivery from Hasaranga and it's been shown its place. Half-tracker sitting up to be pulled, Badar rocks back and belts it through mid-wicket

16.4

Wanidu Hasaranga to Mohammad Umar, 1 run, advances, covers the line and clips it down to long-on

16.3

Wanidu Hasaranga to Mohammad Umar, no run, flatter and softly punched to extra-cover

16.2

Wanidu Hasaranga to Saif Badar, 1 run, looped up on middle and off, Badar lunges forward to smother the turn and works it down to long-on

16.1

Wanidu Hasaranga to Saif Badar, no run, sees the flight and looks for an expansive drive, can only get it as far as extra-cover

15.6

Thilan Nimesh to Mohammad Umar, no run, patted back down the pitch

15.5

Thilan Nimesh to Mohammad Umar, no run, all too flat. Clipped off the back foot to mid-wicket

15.4

Thilan Nimesh to Mohammad Umar, no run, skidding on from a length, nudged to the left of short mid-wicket. The fielder moves across and stops. And he is now flat on the ground. Oopsy, looks to be a twisted ankle. He is hobbling away with the physio's help

15.3

Thilan Nimesh to Mohammad Umar, no run, a repeat of the previous ball

15.2

Thilan Nimesh to Mohammad Umar, no run, shimmies down, realizes he isn't to the pitch and humbly blocks

15.1

Thilan Nimesh to Mohammad Umar, no run, some air from round the wicket, defended into the off-side

14.6

Wanidu Hasaranga to Saif Badar, no run, slightly short outside off, cut away to point

14.5

Wanidu Hasaranga to Saif Badar, no run, pushed through the air on the stumps, keeps it out

14.4

Wanidu Hasaranga to Saif Badar, no run, flipper on middle and leg, punched to mid-wicket

14.3

Wanidu Hasaranga to Saif Badar, 2 runs, comes down the track looking to loft it straight, drags it wide of long-on as the bat face closes

14.2

Wanidu Hasaranga to Saif Badar, no run, flatter leg-break just outside off, Badar waits on the back foot looking to dab it late, endsup chopping it off the under-edge into the keeper's shin

14.1

Wanidu Hasaranga to Mohammad Umar, 1 run, teased up on off, worked down to long-on

13.6

Thilan Nimesh to Saif Badar, no run, slightly short, Badar steers it off the back foot to point

13.5

Thilan Nimesh to Saif Badar, no run, turns again from a length, Badar adjusts with his hands to pat it towards point

13.4

Thilan Nimesh to Mohammad Umar, 1 run, on the pads and clipped wide of mid-wicket

13.3

Thilan Nimesh to Mohammad Umar, no run, stays slightly low after being darted outside off, Umar has to hunch exaggeratedly, jams it off the toe-end towards point

13.2

Thilan Nimesh to Mohammad Umar, no run, sliding on towards middle, blocked on the front foot

13.1

Thilan Nimesh to Saif Badar, 1 run, pushed through the air and full on middle, wristed down to long-on

12.6

Wanidu Hasaranga to Mohammad Umar, no run, tucked to mid-wicket

12.5

Wanidu Hasaranga to Mohammad Umar, no run, does a little shimmy down, could have been risky as he didn't get to the pitch, was also a quicker leg-break. Keeps it out though

12.4

Wanidu Hasaranga to Mohammad Umar, no run, skids on straight to thud Umar's pad, he expected turn and played outside the line, but it was going down

12.3

Wanidu Hasaranga to Mohammad Umar, no run, flatter and skidding on towards middle, clipped to mid-wicket

12.2

Wanidu Hasaranga to Saif Badar, 1 run, lobs it up, a bit too much, ends up as a loopy full toss, whipped down to long-on

12.1

Wanidu Hasaranga to Saif Badar, no run, well flighted just outside off, pushed to extra-cover

11.6

Thilan Nimesh to Mohammad Umar, no run, no turn this time and worked to mid-wicket with the angle

11.5

Thilan Nimesh to Mohammad Umar, no run, now this is tricky. Nimesh manages to turn a dart against the angle. Convincingly beats Umar's forward press

11.4

Thilan Nimesh to Mohammad Umar, no run, shimmies down, meets the pitch and smothers the drive back to the bowler

Wanidu Hasaranga to Mohammad Umar, no run, flatter just outside off, Umar makes room and punches it wide of extra-cover who is quick to move across and stop

10.1

Wanidu Hasaranga to Saif Badar, 1 run, tossed up on off, Badar pushes it down to long-off after lunging forward

9.6

Thilan Nimesh to Mohammad Umar, no run, did that hit the boot? Actually, Umar might have done well to haul it away after seeing it drift in sharply. Jams it into the off-side

9.5

Thilan Nimesh to Mohammad Umar, no run, drops it slightly short outside off, chopped to point

9.4

Thilan Nimesh to Mohammad Umar, no run, almost lands on a yorker length after drifting in, squeezed to mid-on

9.3

Thilan Nimesh to Mohammad Umar, FOUR, brilliant shot. Uses his nimble feet to get close to the ball. Close enough from where he doesn't need to worry about playing against the turn. Whips it over mid-wicket

Thilan Nimesh to Mohammad Umar, no run, some turn this time. Grips from a length to catch the outside half of the bat as Umar lunged forward to defend, dribbled away

8.6

Asitha Fernando to Saif Badar, no run, fraction full and driven restrainedly to mid-off

8.5

Asitha Fernando to Saif Badar, no run, oooh careful, these batsmen are walking across far too much. This time the middle and leg stump were clearly visible. Length ball arrowing in towards off, Badar works it to mid-wicket

8.4

Asitha Fernando to Saif Badar, no run, hitting the pitch hard continously on a short of length, line is there and thereabout on off, Badar stays rooted and blocks

8.3

Asitha Fernando to Saif Badar, no run, rises on his toes and pats it to backward point

8.2

Asitha Fernando to Saif Badar, no run, short of length delivery tucked into the on-side

8.1

Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Umar, 1 run, back of a length delivery nudged wide of mid-on who moves across and slides to stop

7.6

Thilan Nimesh to Saif Badar, no run, forward and blocked

7.5

Thilan Nimesh to Saif Badar, FOUR, now some luck. A bit more air, lands full just outside off, Badar clears the front leg looking for a whippy extra-cover drive, only manages an outside edge which runs away wide of slip

7.4

Thilan Nimesh to Saif Badar, FOUR, smack! Gives the charge, and goes through with the loft despite not completely getting to the pitch. Knows there won't be much turn and can swing through the line

7.3

Thilan Nimesh to Saif Badar, no run, skidding on from a length, takes a thick inside edge on Badar's defence and rolls into the on-side

7.2

Thilan Nimesh to Saif Badar, no run, hangs back and whips it to mid-on

Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Umar, no run, big big shout. The umpire thinks long and hard and turns it down. Looked similar to the previous wicket, only straighter if anything. Oh dear, that's plumb on Hawkeye. Length ball skidding on, beats Umar for pace as his bat is late to come down and thuds on the knee-roll. Would have crashed into leg

6.5

Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Umar, FOUR, dishes a low full toss outside off, Umar places it through extra-cover. Didn't time the drive all that well, perhaps got it near the bottom of the bat, but it has enough legs to beat the head-first dive of a chasing cover fielder

6.4

Asitha Fernando to Saif Badar, 1 run, length ball nudged in front of mid-on, Badar calls early for the single. The lack of hesitation enables a simple run

6.3

Asitha Fernando to Saif Badar, no run, moves across to cover the line of a back of a length delivery and blocks it back down

6.2

Asitha Fernando to Saif Badar, no run, much better. Sees the line early and shoulders arms

6.2

Asitha Fernando to Saif Badar, wide, loose drive attempted away from his body to a very wide delivery, lucky not to graze the edge

Thilan Nimesh to Saif Badar, 1 run, leans on the front foot and eases it down to long-off to open his account

5.4

Thilan Nimesh to Saif Badar, no run, flatter and skidding on, worked beside the pitch defensively

5.3

Thilan Nimesh to Saif Badar, no run, sliding on from a length towards middle, Badar lunges forward and blocks

5.2

Thilan Nimesh to Saif Badar, no run, some loop on this, ends up landing in the blockhole, jammed to mid-on

5.1

Thilan Nimesh to Mohammad Umar, 1 run, drifting into middle and leg from round the wicket, clipped through mid-wicket

Thilan Nimesh, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

4.6

Asitha Fernando to Saif Badar, no run, beaten first ball. On a length and straightening off the pitch, Badar had committed on the front foot defence. Couldn't adjust for the movement

Saif Badar, right handed bat, comes to the crease

4.5

Asitha Fernando to Zeeshan Malik, out Lbw!! Going down maybe? What worked against Malik was that he moved across his stumps and a part of leg-stump was visible tempting the umpire to raise his finger. Length ball slanting in, Malik looks to work it across but misses and is hit in front of middle and leg. Looked touch and go. The height wasn't a problem. Oh okay. Fair enough. Hawkeye shows it clipping leg. Zeeshan Malik lbw b Asitha Fernando 11(17) [4s-2]

Asitha Fernando to Zeeshan Malik, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!

4.4

Asitha Fernando to Zeeshan Malik, no run, good effort at backward point. It was steered to his right, he moves across and throws himself while sticking out his right hand and grabs it cleanly to prevent any runs

4.3

Asitha Fernando to Zeeshan Malik, FOUR, flogged over mid-wicket. Not a bad ball at all. Malik makes it into one with those super wrists. Picks a full ball from around off and whips it nonchalantly

4.2

Asitha Fernando to Zeeshan Malik, no run, a hint of shape away. Beats the outside edge. The original line was wide of off, the movement took it further away and out of Malik's swinging arc as he tried to launch it straight back

4.1

Asitha Fernando to Zeeshan Malik, no run, short of length delivery around off, Malik hops and guides it to cover-point with an open bat-face

4.1

Asitha Fernando to Zeeshan Malik, wide, bangs it in short, a bit too short to trouble the batsman. Malik had enough time to duck underneath and see it loop over him

3.6

Jehan Daniel to Zeeshan Malik, 1 run, this was so wide that Malik only managed to reach it with the toe-end despite a stretch. Runs away down to third man

3.5

Jehan Daniel to Zeeshan Malik, no run, goes hard on the drive trying to boom it through the off-side, the bat twists in his hands and he drags it to mid-off

3.4

Jehan Daniel to Zeeshan Malik, no run, pitched up on off, whipped with a strong bottom hand wide of mid-on who dives and stops

Jehan Daniel to Zeeshan Malik, FOUR, hmm, any width and Malik is going hard. Fuller this time and wide of off, Malik moves across on the front foot and flays a drive over the point region. Might not have been his original intention, as it looked to be off the outside half of the bat. But the sweet spot is everywhere these days

3.2

Jehan Daniel to Zeeshan Malik, no run, plonks across to a fullish ball and drives to cover

3.1

Jehan Daniel to Zeeshan Malik, no run, back of a length and crunched. Straight to cover-point though. Malik saw the width and flashed hard off the back foot. Would be slightly disappointed not to hit the gap

2.6

Asitha Fernando to Zeeshan Malik, 1 run, stands on his toes and tucks it in front of mid-wicket

Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Umar, 1 run, the keeper has grassed one. Late on the dive, the ball hits hard on his webbing and pops out. Short of length delivery holding its line in the channel, finds Umar groping at it half-heartedly, catches the edge and goes at a comfortable height to the keeper's right. Big reprieve

2.3

Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Umar, no run, defended towards point

2.2

Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Umar, no run, appeal for LBW. Short of a length delivery nipping back in, Umar was caught on the crease trying to defend, the ball hit him high on the pad and impact seemed to be slightly outside off stump as well

2.1

Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Umar, no run, Fernando goes for the yorker, goes a low full toss, Umar jams his bat down, the ball hits ths turf and goes to the man at slip. Sri Lanka thought it was a catch, but it clearly pitched soon after making contact with the bat

The umpires are checking for a bump ball. I don't think it carried on the full. Sri Lanka appeal and the umpires converge before sending it upstairs. We'll go through the process. It's a legal delivery. Oh that's a clear bump ball. Not out it will be

1.6

Jehan Daniel to Zeeshan Malik, no run, now that's an excellent delivery. Good length delivery outside off stump, Malik tries to cut late, the ball moves away off the seam and beats the bat

1.6

Jehan Daniel to Zeeshan Malik, wide, oh dear! He's struggling to control the new ball. Too wide outside off stump and the batsman was just ball-watching on that occasion

1.5

Jehan Daniel to Zeeshan Malik, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Malik lets it go

1.5

Jehan Daniel to Zeeshan Malik, wide, third wide of the over, once again it's way outside off stump

1.4

Jehan Daniel to Mohammad Umar, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Umar runs it down to third man

1.4

Jehan Daniel to Mohammad Umar, wide, this is turning out to be a poor over, short and way outside off stump, easy call for the umpire

1.3

Jehan Daniel to Mohammad Umar, no run, short of length outside off stump, Umar shoulders arms

1.2

Jehan Daniel to Mohammad Umar, 2 runs, this is nicely done by the batsman, full and outside off stump, Umar guides it to third man, puts pressure on the fielder and comes back for the second as well

Jehan Daniel to Mohammad Umar, FOUR, overpitched and punished. Not the best of the starts from Jehan Daniel, loose delivery outside off stump, the length was nice and full as well, Umar drove it square through cover-point

Jehan Daniel, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6

Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Umar, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Umar guides it down to third man

0.5

Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Umar, no run, bit of movement off the seam this time, but it was wide enough to let that go through to the keeper

Malik: We too would have bowled first. Our captain got hit on the nose so I am standing in for him.

Asalanka: We are going to bowl first. Early morning foggy conditions contributed to our decision

Sri Lanka U19 have won the toss and have opted to field

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the final League encounter in this U-19 World Cup. It is between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, both of whom have already qualified for the quarter-finals. Today is all about topping the group. The winner will go on to face the West Indies. Talking about West Indies, well, lots of questions. I, for one, am yet to get over what happened yesterday. Morally the right thing to do? Not within the spirit but within the laws? Big gaping holes there with that nasty Mankad rearing its head up again. But, we have to move on.